Sash-retainer.



E. R. EUWARDS.

BASH RETA TNER." APPLICATION men mum. 1916.

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SASH-RETA INER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1918.

Application filed 11113 8, 1916, Serial No. 108,196. a

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD ROBINSON EDwAnDs, a citizen of the siding at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new Sash-Retainers, specification.

Iy present invention relates to building construction and more )articularly tainers for sashes where v the sashes may be held in an adjusted position with respect of which the-following is a to their ambS;

The principal object of my invention is to provide an effective retainer for window constructions avoiding the use of weight boxes, parting strips, pulleys, cords and weights, which make the construction expensive, the

particular construction, and according to the weight of the sash; and, a track embodyin epressions so shaped as to facilitate the a justment of the sash with respect to its to efl'ect a closed t e window.

Further objects of my invention will appear in t ing drawing, fication, and in Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional h a portion of a wind and its jamb, and showing a sash which the parts cooperate to attain the ob ject in view.

of F 1g. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view forming one of the elements of of a frame my inven- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a track to be carried by one of the members window.

In the drawing, where similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the views,

United States, re-

and useful Improvement in to re- I or open position of Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line ?r2 of the A designates one member of a window, such as a sash; B another member of the window,

such as a jamb; C for the sash A, such as a parting bead; D another upright lateral guide, such as a stop; E a track; and F akeeper cooperating with said track to retain the sash in an adjusted position with respect to its ja-mb.

the track E in a groove 5 formedlongitudinally of the upright jamb B, and to carry the keeper F by the sash to be understood that this arrangement may be reversed without departing from the spirit of my invention. Accordingly, the

ing the jamb B.

an upright lateral guide I A, although it is he keeper F may comprise a frame 9, se-

cured to thesash A, as by screws 10, and in c'ludes projections 11 which provide spaced, oppositely disposed guide-ways 12; a reciprocable member 13, such into the guide-ways 12; an abutment or bout stem 14 and at the mouth an expansion spring18 :1 out stem 14, engaging the abutment 17 a v protract the anti-friction r0 ler 15 into engagement with the track E, or so that said roller will enter the depressions in amb B, hereinafter deperforationsQO for the screws an elongated recess 21 through which ant1-friction device 15 extends, laterally of the face 8 of sash A, the extensions 11 proecting from the main body portion 19, have shoulders or ledges exten ing across the track E, it may be eferring now'to so shaped as to provide made of band metal a plurality of depressions 23 on its face Conin Fig. 3, the frame 9 may comprise a main body portion.

fronting the sash A, said depressions abrupt at their lower junctures 21 with the outer face of the track, and sloping gradually at their upper junctures 26, with said face, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. Thus, as the sash A is moved with respect to the jamb, the anti-friction device 15 rides over the face of the track, and enters the deressions 23. By this arrangement of abrupt and sloping junetures, the sash may be easily moved so that the anti-friction device 15 moves out of any depression, yet the keeper retains the sash in an adjusted'position owing to the spring 18 protracting the anti-friction device. The sash may be easily lowered with the anti-friction device riding out of the depression, owing to the weight of the sash facilitating the downward movement. It is understood that the spring 18 is of that strength to withstand casua displacement of the window from an adjusted osition due to the force of gravity. The track E is provided with a plurality of perforations '27 to receive screws, such as shown at 28, to retain the track in groove 5 of the jamb B, it being understood that the groove 5 is deepest as at 29, to receive the body 0 occur. 11 E may be dispensed with, its main being to resist wear due to constant raising and lowering of the sash, and under which conditions the other member. of the window, that is the jamb B, in the present example would be provided merely with depression 29.

In assembling, the spring 18 and washer 17 are arranged about stem 14., with the fork 13 arranged in operative relation to frame 9. The frame is then disposed, with the stem 14 extending into recess 7, whereupon the screws 10 are placed and turned tight. It is to be observed that the axis of recess 7 need not be accurately formed with respect to the line of reciprocation of fork 13, the stem 14: being'guided by washer 17 which, in combination with the spring 18 aline the axis of stem 14L into parallelism with the faces of guide-ways 12. This'is important in the assemblange of a device of this character so that it will operate without binding. Because of this construction, the device may be assembled into operative resome instances,

" spindle extending against the lation to the skilled in the come weak due window by one not necessarily art. Should the spring 18 beto constant use, the sash can be easily removed by detaching the stop 1), moving the window sothat the anti-friction device 15 engages the face of track E, whereupon the sash may be swung laterally. The frame 9 may then be removed and a washer, not shown in the di awing. placed into abutting relation with washer 1T, compressing the spring 18. By replacing the frame 9. together with the elements carried thereby, the retainer is again in readiness for use and adapted to serve efficiently as a retainer.

It is to be understood that the retainer may or may not be duplicated at each upright of the sash and its confronting jambs.

Changes in detaiis may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention; but,

I claim:

In a sash retainer, the combination with an element of a window provided with a recess and a bore at the inner end of the recess communicating therewith, of adapted to be secured over the recess and having an opening therethrough and provided at opposite sides of the opening with pairs of spaced-apart projections extending into the recess and forming guide-ways at the opposite sides of the opening, a ork 'slidably arranged between the pairs of projections, a roller mountet in the fork, a fork for supporting the roller and projecting beyond the ends thereof into said guide -ways, aspring surrounding said stem, and. a washer carried upon the stem inner end of the spring and adapted to bear against the inner face of the recess to retain the spring in position and center the stem in line with the plate, said late having ledges provided with recesses at the opposite sides of the opening therethrongh adapted to receive the forward end of the fork therein when projected by said spring to prevent injury to said spindle when the roller is projected through said plate.

EDWARD R. EDWARDS.

Witness:

JOHN W. BRUNTON.

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